The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-17
FIGHTING REDSKINS in
HArrLE AT BEAVER GREEK, COL.
The Country All Alre, md Settlers Fleeing
From the aebsii.ous U.ss-A P!aeky
sherin's Fight md Kepul.s-U. 3.
Troops Ordered 10 tho Front.

Rswlins, Wyoming, says: A messenge
has Just arrived from White River, Cal
who reports that about 100 Utes are fight
lug at Beaver Creek, Af.een miles lros
Meeker. Families are rushing into Meek
or and more Indians are coming. Tn
country Is all on Gre below Meeker b.
tween the White aud Bear rivers. MI
Golden, the messenger, 10 trustworthy
0ne hundred mounted men are ready AMI
will march on the Utss. Women az
making bandages, and tho town ID thor
oughly excited. ,&$63 I'm 4
A Grand Junction, COL, special says
The manager Of the Philadelphia Oattl.
Company came in from White River yea
terday. He says that SONS white men
cane to the Vintah reservation belo v
Paneely, and the Indiana forced then
back and drove them at full speed. The
Decker Bros. and other cattle men arc
riding night aud day gathering up cattle
and hurrying them from the White Rive,
range. All the settlers In that locality
have been warned by white couriers "a
leave, and they are abandoning every.
thing to get away before the Indians can
arrive from the reservation.
lg A DESPERATE Eight. mt
A Meeker, COL, special Gays that a bat
tie between the Utes and Sheriff Ken.
pals party was fought on Beaver Creek
on Tuesday last. The battle occurred on
a bluti just behind Beaver Creek. Ken.
dali had been following the trail Of the
Utes for twenty-iour hours and few
miles from where be met them he Oh.
countered tho squaws aud herds going
west towards Douglass Greek. HI then
pushed on across the country and came
upon Colorow and eiyhty.four bucks
camped In the shelter Of trees, about 500
yards from the bluffs. r q
AS soon as the Indians caught sight OF
the Sheriff they rushed for their horses
and rode further back, hsl!ing every few
minutes as II to encourage pursuit, in
which they wore successful. The Indians
outnumbered the SheriH's party two to
one and he wisely returned to the bluffs,
getting the clump Of trees between him
and the hostiles. There the whites dis
mounted behind the trees and returned
the Indians' fire. SI,,5sy
Cotorow did not seem to participate
much in the fighting, but occupied coign
Of vantage on the bluff. Some of the
cowboys think he fred an occasional shot,
but there is some difference OF opinion as
to the statement. The fight continued all
the afternoon Gnd up to dark, when the
Indians went toward the North bank OF
OF the White River. The Indians made
two or three attempts to break through
the sheritl's lines, but they we're rspulssd
aud and the battle was carried on at long
range. ~
It was expected that the indiana would
attack the Sheriti's camp at night, but
they did not, snd none could be seen at
daylight. The She,iff's party then struck
the Indian trail and marched all day. It
was lost at North Fork aud not found
again until Thursday morning. On
Thursday Kenhall's party had another
skirmish with the hostiles. The fight
lasted about an hour, when the In dians
drew of and took TO the hillB. 5
-4 iAh olfUAIloA TkR1 SERIOUS.
A Glenwood special to the Times says:
Vanclief, the courier whom Gen. West
sent out to find Sheriff Kendall, arrived
this morning about half-past eight
O'Clock, having ridden from Kendails
camp, near Thornburg'a battle ground. in
lees than twelve hours. Forty of Ken
dall's men weakened and deserted him,
leaving only fifteen men. He ia greatly
reduced, his horses worn out and he is
working toward Meeker for assistance
and supplies. Harry COT was started
out five hours ahoad Of him from Meeker
With messages, but he has not arrived.
1t is feared he han fallen in with the Utes.
: a messenger has been dispatched to
Fort Duchesne Tor calvslry. The messsn.
ger who arrived from Meekers yesterday
will return this morning with message
to Kendall that reinforcsments would be
forthcoming. Some Of KendalpH men
were killed. The greatest excitement
prevails. ,55lAeTEigT - sri ~